Chapter 1273


    Mild disgruntlement stained Lucian’s face. “Why did hee?” “The experiment Dr. Galloway


    tampered with was under Damaris Group’s project. Naturally, Mr. Damaris needed toe over and


    check on the situation,” Roxanne exined patiently.Right after saying that, she frowned and chided,


    “Your attitude was horrible. Not only did you misunderstand him for such a long time previously, but you


    were even hostile with him earlier. Shouldn’t you have apologized to him?”Lucian’s expression


    darkened frightfully, but in her presence, he still kept a leash on his temper. “That’s impossible.”Jack


    must have some other motive to havee over. It was certainly not as simple as checking on the


    situation. It’d be more apt to say that he came to provoke me!Roxanne was entirely oblivious to the


    silent battle that had ensued between the two men’s gazes earlier. Consequently, she found his


    resolute refusal pretty unreasonable.“Where exactly did your hostility toward Mr. Damarise from?


    Back at the hospital, it was because you suspected him of being the culprit who tampered with the


    experiment. But now, it has been proven that the matter had nothing to do with him. In fact, he was also


    a victim. Why do you still have such prejudice toward him now?”When she had finished saying that,


    something abruptly urred to her, and she added, “Even if you were rivals with him in the past, it has


    all ended now. That aside, you won. Why—”Without waiting for her toplete her sentence, Lucian


    interrupted with a frown, “It has nothing to do with that matter.”Words eluded Roxanne, and she was


    wholly perplexed.She racked her brain relentlessly, but there seemed to be only one possible


    answer.Could it be that… he’s still jealous?At that thought, she eyed the grim-faced man beside her in


    disbelief.Lucian’s brows were scrunched together deeply, and he didn’t appear inclined to exin


    things. “You think that Mr. Damaris has feelings for me?” Roxanne ventured.Lucian met her gaze


    without answering that, but the look in his eyes affirmed her conjecture.Unbidden, panic flooded


    Roxanne. “How could that be? Mr. Damaris and I are only coboration partners. If he truly has designs


    on me—”“Didn’t you fail to perceive Colby’s interest in you?” Lucian was displeased by her adamant


    defense of Jack.Speaking of that, Roxanne couldn’t help feeling guilty.Indeed, it’d never crossed my


    mind at first that Colby would have romantic feelings toward me. But Jack… Well, I can’t think of any


    reason he’d take a fancy to me.Glimpsing her skepticism, Lucian borated solemnly, “He treated you


    to meals and even gave you flowers. Additionally, he tried to win Archie and Benny over.”He


    methodically recounted everything Jack had done.All that left Roxanne without a retort.Indeed, Jack did


    all that. But then, they can be justified.Still, she tried to convince herself otherwise.Unfortunately,


    Lucian gave her no chance of doing so, continuing, “If I remember correctly, you epted all the


    flowers he gave you.”When his words drifted into Roxanne’s ears, she hadn’t yet dispelled all her


    doubts. A sense of guilt inexplicably rose within her.Lucian didn’t stop there, his voice persisting.


    “Contrarily, you were exceedingly reluctant to ept the flowers I gave you. Was it because you didn’t


    like them?”At his repeated questioning, Roxanne could only bite the bullet and nod in response,


    pretending that she disliked roses.She relented because the man seemingly wanted to speak further,


    and she was afraid that he would give her flowers every day as before.“Never mind if you don’t want to


    apologize to Mr. Damaris. There’s nothing between us, so don’t overthink things.”Only then did Lucian


    cease talking about that subject.Roxanne secretly breathed a sigh of relief.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.